After all, there was something rather pitiful in the nature of the child who so disliked any face that was "wizzled," but loved those faces that were fair and smooth. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
He always seemed to me like a little wizzled-up, miserly old man. From Wordnik.com. [Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends] Reference
Vanderwiller, who seemed always to need a shave, and whose face, like that of Margaret's grandfather, was "wizzled.". From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
I recognize many Maine Lingo words that I never hear in the Middle West as words current when I was growing up in central Massachusetts about the time of WWI, for instance: dropped eggs (on toast, of course), wizzled up (old ladies and old apples), nicely and poorly as in "Well, how are you?". From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3] Reference
I don't like old, wizzled-up folks, I don't, now I tell ye! ". From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
"Well, she's wizzled some," confessed Margaret. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
"He's so awfully wizzled.". From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
Toby's "wizzled" face shone. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
His face is all wizzled up like a dried apple. ". From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
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